Posted
10:24 PM
by Gene
The astonishing news that
The King of Beers is tinkering with its formula shows Anheuser-Busch may be missing the point. When you're as big as Bud and finance all manner of television people expect you to be mediocre. That (and a lingering nostalgia for pre-Prohibition beer) explains why the craft beers are growing, and Bud is shrinking. This may not be New Coke, but
Roberto Goizeuta's great triumph was born out of desperation too.